The Miss Iraq beauty pageant has been held for the first
time in over 40 years, despite death threats and the dangers of Islamic
State.Shaima Qassem Abdelrahman, 20, became the first woman to
claim the title since the first and last Miss Iraq contest took place in
1972. The economics student from Kirkuk is now eligible to represent
the country at the Miss Universe contest.

That's more than worth noting.

Both for the risks involved for all the contestants.

For the "X" is puts on the back of the winner Shaima Qassem Abdelrahman.

For the courage of all the contestants.

And for the news factor of this return to the pageant for Iraq.

It's amazing how few have noted -- especially the male bloggers in Iraq, the Shi'ites, who blog gleefully about Sunni deaths non-stop but can't note the historic moment above.

About Me

We do not open attachments. Stop e-mailing them. Threats and abusive e-mail are not covered by any privacy rule. This isn't to the reporters at a certain paper (keep 'em coming, they are funny). This is for the likes of failed comics who think they can threaten via e-mails and then whine, "E-mails are supposed to be private." E-mail threats will be turned over to the FBI and they will be noted here with the names and anything I feel like quoting.
This also applies to anyone writing to complain about a friend of mine. That's not why the public account exists.